All Blog Posts Tagged 'Mobile' (4)

 

GetH2O, a mobile phone game co-created with designers in Kenya and the Netherlands reaches 20 countries worldwide online and offline. The GetH2O game is a serious and fun game about community development… Continue

The number of people around the world who will pick up the phone today and make a call is staggering. Yet their goal is to communicate, which means they need to hear, and be heard, clearly.

Poor service provision by mobile operators is generally considered to be a result of lack of investment in network upgrades and has become a source of concern in many African countries where customers are losing money on uncompleted calls.

Call-rate reductions have produced nothing but…

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Mobile phone use is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else given a moment's thought. The demand for mobile phones in Africa in the last few years has been more than most people expected and continues to expand. Operators have traditionally target urban areas, but it is the demand from rural and low income areas that have exceeded all expectations.



The use of phones has already become part of African culture. As urban markets become saturated, the next generation of phone users… Continue

Omidyar Network today announced an $825,000 grant to Praekelt Foundation to support its pioneering use of mobile technology to drive positive social change. Funded through Omidyar Network's Government Transparency investment area, the grant will be used to extend the Foundation's mobile technology platforms across Africa. Built to take advantage of rapidly growing mobile penetration throughout the continent, these mobile platforms will provide the technological foundation and infrastructure for… Continue